I live in a tropical climate, you know, swimsuit weather 365 days a year! And I care too much about society to squeeze myself into a bathing suit. So..a two piece, to look and feel sexy for my husband. I want to lose this weight so I can say to myself, "I DID IT!" I climbed the mountain for 40 years and I finally conquered it!

BEST OF LUCK EVERYONE!!

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. ” ― Walt Disney Company

I want to be able to wear sleeveless tops and have an increased mobility .Having over 40lbs to go with an underactive thyroid and now type 2 diabetes it is a mountain to climb but I am determined to get there .

I look forward to the day that my belly is flat enough for well-meaning people to stop assuming that I am pregnant... I constantly have people ask me when I am due assuming that I am preggers not even questioning if my belly fat is the same as the rest of the fat on my body.

Anyone else have this problem? I never know what to say that isn’t embarrassing for all concerned and it I am in a really bad mood my answer will be something like “ Not Pregnant just FAT, thanks for pointing that out”

I guess curvy is a good thing, but I don't like being considered "thick" or "sexy like an Amazon" ... I usually just stay good natured about it, but deep inside I think "what is THAT supposed to mean?"

I can do more than I think I can because I have Christ who strengthens me.Mini-targets:- under 170 lbs- under 165 lbs- under 160 lbs- under 155 lbs- under 150 lbs- under 145 lbs

One definite ah-ha moment for me was bending down to tie my shoes and having to stop between feet because I was so out of breath because my stomach was so big I couldn't breathe properly when bending down.

Getting to a UK size 20 in my jeans but still being a 16 in my tops. That triggered me a few years ago, then I got a boyfriend and he insisted I was losing weight (while I was putting it on; obviously it was just moving around a bit)

After recently chucking him out, I realised my jeans were splitting at the seams around the legs.

I refuse to have the same dress size as my age again (22) and would rather start going back down.

I wouldn't say I cried but not having jeans that fit you any more is certainly demoralising beyond belief

I rolled over in bed and my boobs flopped off the side, along with my belly, there wasn't room for me and hubby in the same bed. Also, hubby and I are trying to adopt and I didn't want to the parent that cant play with my child. I started at 225lbs 11 months ago, weighed this morning at 188.4!lbs

lj, yeah i have the preggers problem too. I'm 5-3 and a definite apple shape with big boobs, so its constant. I am usually so embarrassed I cant speak, but recently I started saying "no, and I've lost 36 lbs."

My moment was when my friend invited me to comic-con... I know, it sounds a little odd. I want to go, but all I could think of was a bad joke about girls in Plus-sized costumes!

So as of 45 days ago, I decided to change my body and my life.

Maby I just needed to finally decide to do this for ME not because my family or doctor told me to.

Well, 18 lbs down so far! I have 80 more days before I get on a plane for San Dieago, and by God I'm going to be sub 185! (A weight I haven't been since I was 18!)

Awesome job, Mikaracat! Keep it up and you will be a hottie at Comic-con! I think it's a great goal and I don't think it's silly to feel self-conscious about how you will look wearing a costume. Many of us that are overweight skip out on things we would LOVE to do because we are self-conscious. I would love to take a tap dancing class but worry about the wiggle and jiggle everywhere as I tap away. As I'm losing weight, I can see results and now I know that I can take that class one day soon. Or take it now and get slim as I tap, wiggle and jiggle.

Just use your Comic-con motivation as a life motivation for feeling good doing whatever you want to do, and don't let your progress stop after that weekend. Good luck and congrats on your success!

I have been on my diet for 14 weeks and slowly but surely have lost 15lbs, I get impatient too at times but no matter what I have tried the slow steady approach seems eventually to be working, I still ...